Facial emotion recognition impairment is related to disorganisation in multi-episode schizophrenia

Publication date: June 2014 Source:Schizophrenia Research: Cognition, Volume 1, Issue 2 Author(s): Anna Comparelli , Antonella De Carolis , Valentina Corigliano , Giada Trovini , Julia Dehning , Simone Di Pietro , Eleonora De Pisa , Silvana Galderisi , Paolo Girardi The present investigation explores the relationship between facial emotion recognition (FER) and symptom domains in three groups of schizophrenia spectrum patients (43 ultra-high-risk, 50 first episode and 44 multi-episode patients) in which the existence of FER impairment has already been demonstrated. Regression analysis showed that symptoms and FER impairment are related in multi-episode patients, regardless of the illness duration. We suggest that the link between symptoms and FER impairment is involved in the progression of the disease.
Source: Schizophrenia Research: Cognition - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research